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Nothing Sacred(1937)
Hazel Flagg of Warsaw, Vermont receives the news that her terminal case of radium poisoning from a workplace incident was a complete misdiagnosis with mixed emotions. She is happy not to be dying, but she, who has never traveled the world, was going to use the money paid to her by her factory to go to New York in style. She believes her dreams can still be realized when Wally Cook arrives in town. He is a New York reporter with the Morning Star newspaper. He believes that Hazel's valiant struggle concerning her impending death is just the type of story he needs to resurrect his name within reporting circles after a recent story he wrote led to scandal and a major demotion at the newspaper. For more about Nothing Sacred and the Nothing Sacred Blu-ray release, see the Nothing Sacred Blu-ray Review Starring: Carole Lombard, Fredric March Director: William A. Wellman » See full cast & crew Nothing Sacred Blu-ray, Video QualityLike other films in the public domain, Nothing Sacred has been subjected to many sub-par home video releases over the years, none of which have come close to accurately capturing the movie's Technicolor splendor. Until now. Sourced from the best materials available at the George Eastman House's film preservation division--a print that once belonged to David Selznick himself--Kino's 1080p/AVC-encoded transfer is a visual pleasure. We should get one thing straight first, though: unlike some of the larger studios releasing older films--Fox, Paramount, Criterion, etc.--Kino simply doesn't have the resources to remove damage and debris with frame-by-frame digital restorations. Instead, they find the cleanest prints they can, leaving scratches and specks "as is" but taking care to fix color and tonality issues, which are much easier to deal with. So yes, you can expect some mild, age- related print issues, but nothing terribly distracting--no heavy warpage, brightness fluctuations, tears, etc. Grain looks healthy and natural, and there are no signs of edge enhancement or other forms of digital boosting. Clarity is much improved over prior standard definition releases, but what's even more impressive is the careful reproduction of the film's creamy, smooth-toned color palette. There are sometime hue shifts between shots-- especially in skintones, which can vary between pale and very ruddy--but overall I was really impressed by the consistency and stability of this transfer. Nothing Sacred Blu-ray, Audio QualityKino's Blu-ray release also noticeably improves the film's audio with a Linear PCM 2.0 track that sounds a good deal cleaner and less crackle-prone than previous versions. You'll still hear some clicks and pops and splices on occasion, but the overall level of hissy noise has been diminished, leaving dialogue consistently clear and actor/composer Oscar Levant's lush, romantic score sounding richer and fuller than ever. Like most films from this era, of course, the EQ is a bit top-heavy, but the mix is far from brash or tinny. The only oversight I can see here is that Kino hasn't included any subtitle options whatsoever, which is unfortunate for those who might need or want them. Blu-ray bundles with Nothing Sacred (1 bundle)
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